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Started 2 years ago by Manatee
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Manatee
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OK, I was watching a Harold Lloyd comedy the other night, which prominently features a box of Cracker Jack, and came to a sad realization... my child has never had Cracker Jack. This is unnacceptable to me. I immediately tried to think of the last time I had had Cracker Jack, or the last time I had even seen it, and couldn't come up with anything. I went to Giant Eagle today looking for the stuff, and no dice. There was an entire aisle of Snackwell's Chips Ahoy Oreo Sandwich Stackers Cereal Bar Cookie Stix Fun Straws, but no 6-pack of Cracker Jack. What gives? Don't tell me hydrogenated soy oil and whey powder have got caramelized popcorn and peanuts beat for flavor. I want my prize, too.

If I were turning into my father, which I am, I might say that this is what's wrong with America.

Do they sell Cracker Jack at Huntington Park, I wonder?

P.S. I guess it's official: I am now Andy Rooney. So sorry.

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Posted 2 years ago #
joev
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How about Fiddle Faddle?

Posted 2 years ago #
Core_Models
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Well, the good news is I believe you can still pick them up at a ballgame at Huntington Park, so there's a pocket of Americana for you.

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Manatee
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Yay, Core, this is good news.

And don't get me started on Fiddle Faddle... it's yucky and not the same! ;)

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chrisgillespie
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A few months ago, they had cracker jack in the vending machine at my work -- prize wasn't as fun as they use to be...just paper that I could fold the corners over a reveal a different picture...but it was cracker jack :) I just called my hubby (who works at the same place, but is in the office today), and asked him to check the machine. No cracker jack today. I would have bought a couple of boxes for you. I'll keep my eyes peeled, tho -- they may have just run out...

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Manatee
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Ha, I probably just haven't looked around enough. They must sell it someplace.

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ratzo
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I've seen Cracker Jack sold at Kick Start.

Posted 2 years ago #
chrisgillespie
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Oh, yeah. I bet they have it. They have a lot of cool classic candy that takes me back... Let us know if you get it :)

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Manatee
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OOh! I like Kickstart more every day :)

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chaptal
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SusanB
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http://www.crackerjack.com/home.htm

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Mae
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Manatee wrote >>
I went to Giant Eagle today looking for the stuff, and no dice. There was an entire aisle of Snackwell's Chips Ahoy Oreo Sandwich Stackers Cereal Bar Cookie Stix Fun Straws, but no 6-pack of Cracker Jack. What gives? Don't tell me hydrogenated soy oil and whey powder have got caramelized popcorn and peanuts beat for flavor. I want my prize, too.

I think you have to shop in the salty snacks aisle for Cracker Jack, near the unpopped popcorn. And it's sold in bags now instead of boxes. And the prizes suck -- personal injury claims have seen to that -- they are all stickers and temporary tattoos now.

I used to crave that kind of thing, and I would buy Rosencrunch and Guildenpop from Trader Joe's, sort of a Cracker Jack for grownups. I don't know if they even sell it any longer. But if they do, you'd be better off getting it and slipping a Pokemon figurine in it when Greta isn't looking.

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ratzo
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UDF has CrackerJack too - at least the one in the SN does.

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Brant
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They only serve Crunch 'N Munch at Yankee Stadium. Sacrilege.

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Manatee
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Ratzo, does it come in a box, or only a bag these days? Somehow, opening a bag of Cracker Jack seems dispiriting.

Maybe I need to just get over it and realize that, as a subsidiary of Frito Lay, Cracker Jack is no longer going to fill my simple need for easily available caramel corn and peanuts, in a little cardboard box with a sailor and his dog on it, and a plastic prize inside.

But dammit, when the rest of the world is going to hell in a handbasket and America seems like some kind of global joke, I want that exact experience.

What would be funny is if you just found me sitting on the edge of a bridge over the river, stuffing my face with Cracker Jack through my tears. Haha.

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Manatee
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Brant Jones wrote >>
They only serve Crunch 'N Munch at Yankee Stadium. Sacrilege.

Well, don't get me started on Yankee Stadium sacrilege... :(

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pixiecrinkle
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Sidenote: There's a minor boycott of cracker jack in the roller derby community right now, as there's a trademark skirmish going on with one of the most famous skaters in derby, named, crackerjack (she is named for the generic phrase, not the snack.) Check it out: http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com/blog/justice_feelgood_marshall/2009/04/bout_preview_crackerjack_vs_fritolay

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Core_Models
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Hilarious.

Likelihood of Confusion. Frito-Lay claims that the members of the public who purchase candy will likely confuse the roller derby competitor Crackerjack with the candied popcorn confection Cracker Jack. According to Frito-Lay, Crackerjack, when used in connection with roller derby, will cause confusion, mistake, or deception

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chaptal
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pixiecrinkle wrote >>
Sidenote: There's a minor boycott of cracker jack in the roller derby community right now, as there's a trademark skirmish going on with one of the most famous skaters in derby, named, crackerjack (she is named for the generic phrase, not the snack.) Check it out: http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com/blog/justice_feelgood_marshall/2009/04/bout_preview_crackerjack_vs_fritolay

Does she drop peanuts on the track to trip her opponents?

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pixiecrinkle
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To the contrary, she doesn't even like the stuff. She always intended the name to mean "an excellent job" rather than "sugary sweet popcorn treats."

My favorite part was on down in the comments on that when CJ herself said, "They think IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m detrimental to the image of snacks."

I can't even fathom what one would have to do to be detrimental to the image of snacks. :)

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